Boyacá Spiny Rat vs limestone fern

Proechimys chrysaeolus compared with Gymnocarpium robertianum

Key Differences

• Boyacá Spiny Rat is Data Deficient while limestone fern is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Boyacá Spiny Rat	limestone fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Tracheophyta
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Echimyidae	Cystopteridaceae
Genus	Proechimys	Gymnocarpium
Species	Proechimys chrysaeolus	Gymnocarpium robertianum

Conservation Status

Boyacá Spiny Rat

DD — Data Deficient

limestone fern

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Boyacá Spiny Rat	limestone fern
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Boyacá Spiny Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.

limestone fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Boyacá Spiny Rat

The Boyacá spiny rat (Proechimys chrysaeolus) is a species in the genus Proechimys. It is currently classified as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.